Bordesley Green Girls' School & Sixth Form: admissions history
How many families applied, how many places there were, and how far the last place went - every year we hold.
For September 2026 entry, 108 families put Bordesley Green Girls' School & Sixth Form as their first choice and 858 named it as one of their preferences, for 124 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places, so in 2026 a family who put it first could expect an offer unless the school's other criteria ruled them out.
First-choice demand has fallen from 157 in 2021 to 108 in 2026, while places went from 123 to 124.
Across Birmingham, 76% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 97% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2025, families in Birmingham lodged 1099 appeals against secondary school offers; 813 reached a hearing and 88 succeeded (10.8% of those heard).
Applications and offers by year
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 124 | 108 | 858 | 0.9 | 23 |
| 2025 | 121 | 104 | 886 | 0.9 | 21 |
| 2024 | 125 | 119 | 911 | 1.0 | 32 |
| 2023 | 124 | 129 | 868 | 1.0 | 32 |
| 2022 | 123 | 100 | 920 | 0.8 | 21 |
| 2021 | 123 | 157 | 928 | 1.3 | 50 |
| 2020 | 131 | 237 | 1167 | 1.8 | 121 |
| 2019 | 133 | 212 | 992 | 1.6 | 98 |
| 2018 | 118 | 244 | 1093 | 2.1 | 139 |
| 2017 | 118 | 278 | 1070 | 2.4 | 166 |
| 2016 | 119 | 255 | 889 | 2.1 | 148 |
| 2015 | 119 | 244 | 908 | 2.1 | 132 |
| 2014 | 119 | 275 | 973 | 2.3 | 166 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.